Ocean – Page 2

BEST OF 2022 IMAGES

California, Colorado, Desert Southwest, Flowers, Food Photography, Grand Canyon, Lay Flat Photography, National Parks, Night Sky, Ocean, Rocky Mountains, Seasons, Utah, Wildlife, Zion

Added Food and Lay Flat Photography To My Shot List. Produced This Video Using Adobe’s Premier Rush Video Editing Software.

Odds And Ends From My Recent Cali Trip

California, Death Valley, Desert Southwest, In The Country, Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Sequoia, Sierras, Waterfalls

And what a strange trip it was………..

Coastal fog has drifted in to the lush green valleys along California’s Pacific Ocean coastline

A slow exposure produces a continuous red line from a vehicle on California’s Pacific Coast Highway near Big Sur

The moon rises over a remote part of Death Valley National Park, California

Another solar farm has gone online in the high desert of California

Another lush green valley along California’s Pacific Ocean coastline

Fog drifts into an Almond Tree Orchard in California’s Central Valley.

Funky cloud formations appear over the California Coastline at Cambria

A waterfall appears a Garrapata State Park along California’s Pacific Coast near Carmel

Mount Whitney soars above the snow-covered Sierras and the Owens Valley of California

Taken with my Google Pixl phone while driving through the high desert. Not recommended.

“Smell the sea and feel the sky, let your soul and spirit fly”

California, Ocean, Pacific Ocean

That’s a line from the Van Morrison song “Brand New Day” That’s the feeling I get whenever I make my annual trek to California’s Pacific Ocean coastline. From Cambria up to Carmel, the surf was high and the sky was eclectic.

The surf is up along the Pacific Ocean Coastline at Garrapata State Park, Carmel, California

McWay Falls empties into the Pacific Ocean at Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park near Big Sur, California

Pacific Coast Highway follows California’s Pacific Ocean coastline near Big Sur

Distant fog marks the horizon along California’s Pacific Ocean.

The surf is up at San Simeon, California

The sun sets along California’s Pacific Ocean Coastline

There were high surf warnings even before the tsunami warning occurred.

A More Realistic Look At The Pacific Coastline

California, Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Photography

The California Coastline is beautiful no matter how you photograph it.

Waves crash along the rocky coastline south of Big Sur, California.

Moro Rock stands out amongst the fog enveloping Moro Bay, California

Mirounga angustirostris

California, Ocean, Photography, Wildlife

More commonly known as the Northern Elephant Seal. Elephant seals get their name from their huge size (Male’s can get up to 5,000 pounds) and from the male’s large proboscis, which is used in making extremely loud snorting noises during the mating season. A successful bull is able to impregnate up to 50 females in one season. I’m impressed. Click on link for seal sounds Seal Sounds Post

Females grow up to 1,700 pounds. A pregnant female spends 7 to 8 months at sea and then comes back to land to give birth. While nursing and weening her pup, she will lose up to 40% of her body weight.

Pups weigh between 60 and 80 pounds at birth and after weening for 1 month, weigh up to 350 pounds. Quite a growth spurt!

Question! What do you call a breeding colony of seals? Answer below.

Elephant seals at Piedras Blancas, along California’s Central Coast.

That’s quite a proboscis you have there.

Elephant seals flip sand on their backs to keep cool. This is a cool looking seal!

Couldn’t quite figure out why seagulls were hanging around seals

Answer to question above. A breeding colony of seals is referred to as a rookery. Nesting birds also use this term.

Sights and Sounds Of A California Beach

California, Ocean, Photography, video

Can’t get to the ocean anytime soon? Well, I’ve brought the Pacific Ocean to you. The sights and sounds are truly mesmerizing.

And here’s another one.

Carpobrotus edulis

California, Flowers, Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Seasons

That is the Latin name for the oceanside vegetation called Ice Plant. Ice Plant is an invasive succulent that was imported from South Africa to California during the early 1900s for coastal erosion management.

Ice Plant turns red and orange in fall and winter.

The plant grows in a thick and dense mat-like way. Its thick succulent stems grow horizontally and curve upwards. Flowers generally appear in late winter to spring and can be yellow, pink, and purple. The ice plant’s fruit appears once the flower dies back and is edible. The fruit is yellow and fleshy when ripe and resembles a fig or spinning top.

Time Lapse Video Along California Beach

California, Ocean, Time Lapse, video

Shot this last week. Watch at full screen and HiDef. More images and videos to follow soon!

Southern California- Part Two

California, City Images, National Parks, Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Photography

Surfers during sunset at Bolsa Chica State Beach, California

LA’s Pershing Square

Gotta be Chinatown, “She’s My Sister, My Daughter”

Life Imitates Art

A warped view of a sunset along the Pacific Ocean near Newport Beach.

Pelican in flight along the Malibu coastline.

Setting sun reflecting off Los Angeles office buildings

Tanker ships leaving Long Beach Harbor on Pacific Ocean.

Slow exposure of traffic that is actually moving in downtown Los Angeles.

Construction worker in nighttime in Los Angeles

Something Special and a lot of trash at garment district of LA

Santa Cruz Island at Channel Islands National Park off the Southern California Coast.

Rated PG folks

Koi fish and lilipads at Descanso gardens.

Not enjoying the view

Definitely enjoying the view above the Pacific Ocean along the Mishe Mokwa Trail North of Malibu.

Pre-Blog Days In Southern California

California, City Images, Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Photography

I was talking to an old friend of mine from Los Angeles the other day which brought back some photographic memories from living there 9 years ago. I shot all of these images, most of which were at least 10 years ago. First of two posts.

Classic SoCal Sunset